diff --git a/neat/db.py b/neat/db.py
index 170624f..56df6b5 100644
--- a/neat/db.py
+++ b/neat/db.py
@@ -189,6 +189,20 @@ class Database(object):
             hosts_ram[hostname] = int(x[4])
         return hosts_cpu_mhz, hosts_cpu_cores, hosts_ram
 
+    @contract
+    def select_host_id(self, hostname):
+        """ Select the ID of a host.
+
+        :param hostname: A host name.
+         :type hostname: str
+
+        :return: The ID of the host.
+         :rtype: int
+        """
+        sel = select([self.hosts.c.id]). \
+            where(self.hosts.c.hostname == hostname)
+        return int(self.connection.execute(sel).fetchone()['id'])
+
     @contract
     def select_host_ids(self):
         """ Select the IDs of all the hosts.
@@ -269,3 +283,17 @@ class Database(object):
         return [host 
                 for host, state in self.select_host_states().items() 
                 if state == 0]
+
+    @contract
+    def insert_host_overload(self, hostname, overload):
+        """ Insert whether a host is overloaded.
+
+        :param hostname: A host name.
+         :type hostname: str
+
+        :param overload: Whether the host is overloaded.
+         :type overload: bool
+        """
+        self.host_overload.insert().execute(
+            host_id=self.select_host_id(hostname),
+            overload=int(overload))
diff --git a/tests/test_db.py b/tests/test_db.py
index e00206c..fe84d30 100644
--- a/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/test_db.py
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ class Db(TestCase):
              {'host1': 4,    'host2': 8},
              {'host1': 4000, 'host2': 8000})
 
+    @qc(1)
+    def select_host_id():
+        db = db_utils.init_db('sqlite:///:memory:')
+        host1_id = db.hosts.insert().execute(
+            hostname='host1',
+            cpu_mhz=1,
+            cpu_cores=1,
+            ram=1).inserted_primary_key[0]
+        host2_id = db.hosts.insert().execute(
+            hostname='host2',
+            cpu_mhz=1,
+            cpu_cores=1,
+            ram=1).inserted_primary_key[0]       
+        assert db.select_host_id('host1') == host1_id
+        assert db.select_host_id('host2') == host2_id
+
     @qc(1)
     def select_host_ids():
         db = db_utils.init_db('sqlite:///:memory:')
@@ -184,7 +200,7 @@ class Db(TestCase):
         host2 = [x[3] for x in sorted(filter(
                     lambda x: x[1] == hosts['host2'], 
                     result), key=lambda x: x[0])]
-        self.assertEqual(host1, [0, 0, 1])        
+        self.assertEqual(host2, [1, 0, 1])        
 
     @qc(10)
     def select_host_states(
@@ -244,3 +260,22 @@ class Db(TestCase):
             if data and data[-1] == 0:
                 res.append(host)
         assert db.select_inactive_hosts() == res
+
+    def test_insert_host_overload(self):
+        db = db_utils.init_db('sqlite:///:memory:')
+        hosts = {}
+        hosts['host1'] = db.update_host('host1', 1, 1, 1)
+        hosts['host2'] = db.update_host('host2', 1, 1, 1)
+        db.insert_host_overload('host2', False)
+        db.insert_host_overload('host1', True)
+        db.insert_host_overload('host1', False)
+        db.insert_host_overload('host2', True)
+        result = db.host_overload.select().execute().fetchall()
+        host1 = [x[3] for x in sorted(filter(
+                    lambda x: x[1] == hosts['host1'], 
+                    result), key=lambda x: x[0])]
+        self.assertEqual(host1, [1, 0])
+        host2 = [x[3] for x in sorted(filter(
+                    lambda x: x[1] == hosts['host2'], 
+                    result), key=lambda x: x[0])]
+        self.assertEqual(host2, [0, 1])